“Dark Verdict”
“Dark Verdict”
Season: 1 episode 11
Series Episode: 11
Air Date: November 24, 1959
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford, Jr. and Robert Fuller
A Revue Studios production
Teaser
Can justice be done when men take the law into their own hands?
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Slim" Sherman | Owner - Sherman Ranch & Relay Station | John Smith | 28 | Credited |
| Jess Harper | Sherman ranch hand | Robert Fuller | 26 | Credited |
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Josiah Carter | Posse member | Grant Richards | 47 | Credited |
| Vern Cowan | Outlaw | Dean (Henry Dean) Stanton | 33 | Credited |
| James "Jim" Hedrick | Posse "Special Deputy"/Judge Hendrck's son | Warren Stevens | 40 | Credited |
| Mathew J. "Hangman" Hedrick | Ex-territorial judge | Thomas Mitchell | 67 | Credited |
| John "Mac" MacLean | Jess' friend | L. Q. Jones | 32 | Credited |
| Carl | Rustler | Leake Bevil | 40 | Credited |
| "Pop" | Prospector | Paul E. Burns | 78 | Credited |
| Trial judge | Thomas B.(Browne) Henry | 52 | Credited | |
| Trial prosecutor | Walter Coy | 57 | Credited | |
| Abraham Edwards | Posse member | Uncredited | ||
| Elmer | Stagecoach driver | Bud Osbourne | Uncredited | |
| Samuel "Sam" Bartlett | Posse member | Uncredited | ||
| Thomas Willard | Posse member | Uncredited | ||
| Court clerk | Herbert Lytton | 61 | Uncredited | |
| Court spectator | Sid Troy | 45 | Uncredited | |
| Court spectator | Forest Burns | 44 | Uncredited | |
| Ben Kiley | Laramie sheriff | Mentioned | ||
| "Doc" Webb | Laramie doctor | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Herschel Daugherty |
| Writer | Donn Mullally & Lee Erwin |
| Producer | John C. Champion |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Music Score | Cyril Mockridge |
| Director of Photography | Lionel Lindon, A.S.C. |
| Associate Producer | Dan Ullman |
| Art Director | George Patrick |
| Editorial Dept. Head/Supervisor | Richard G. Wray, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | John C. Fuller, A.C.E. |
| Musical Supervision | Stanley Wilson |
| Sound | John C. Grubb |
| Makeup Artist | Jack Barron |
| Hair Stylist | Florence Bush |
| Costume & Wardrobe | Vincent Dee |
| Series Stuntmen (uncredited) | Paul Baxley, Joe Canutt. Bill Catching, Chuck Courtney, John Daheim, Leonard P. Geer, Sol Gorss, Hemet, Charles Horvath, Robert F. Hoy, Loren Janes, Allen Pinson, Chuck Roberson, Ronnie Rondell Jr., Dean Smith, Tom Steele, Jerry Summers, Jack Williams Note: Robert Fuller often performed his own stunts in the series. |
| Assistant Director | James H. Brown |
| Set Decoration | Carl J. Lawrence |
Epilogue – based upon the script “Dark Verdict” by Donn Mullally & Lee Erwin
(JESS HARPER is riding down the road. SLIM SHERMAN comes galloping up behind him.)
SLIM SHERMAN: You’re heading in the wrong direction, aren’t ya? Home is back that way.
JESS HARPER: I’m moving on, Slim. Everything I touch turns to trouble.
SLIM SHERMAN: The sheriff didn’t seem to think so. Otherwise he wouldn’ta cleared ya.
JESS HARPER: Wasn’t much else he could do.
SLIM SHERMAN: What happened here Jess, could have happened anywhere. Don’t blame yourself.
JESS HARPER: You mean you want me to stay after what I did to you.
SLIM SHERMAN: I’ve been decked before. Worse things can happen.
JESS HARPER: Yeah, I guess they can. I thought you’d be mad at me.
SLIM SHERMAN: Never mind what ya thought. I got a lot of work to do. So do you.
(SLIM SHERMAN turns his horse and gallops back towards home. JESS HARPER hesitates a moment and then follows.)
Geographic Reference
Texas Panhandle, United States of America
Musical Reference
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